Upgrading to 04 DII should I bother???

[AzRover]

I got my 04 shifter for $150 US. I found several D1 shifters for under $100. Installing the 04 shifter is easy, I just did it along with a transfer case swap, that's the hard part.

[dcwhybrew]

Yep I only need the new shifter. But the shifter alone is still abit of money if you can find one.


I have engaged it on the trail a number of times hence why I am thinking a shifter would be nice.

Thanks for all your comments, I am thinking I am going to give it a pass. I am still keeping my eyes open for a 04 but that is more the same as I am keeping my eye open for a 2A as well.

I am confused...your comments above seem to suggest that you are concerned about the cost of the CDL shifter? Am I reading that correctly? Yet, you are tossing around buying an 04 (albiet, rebuilt total)?? How can you afford an 04 yet, the cost of a CDL shifter is a big deal? I think your user name speaks volumes.

Again, keep your current truck. Quit bolting **** on until you get it properly sorted, and grow up. Then decide whether to buy another truck or not.

[College Kid]

Thanks for the insult but my name doesn't have anything to do with my age, I've being wheeling for over 15 years and have never just bolted **** on to any rig I have ever owned. I am meticulous about the way I spend money on my trucks, I only add things that are going to keep my family and I safe in the back country.

So to clarify. The reason I am concerned about the cost of the CDL shifter mod is that my truck has 325,000km on it. I haven't met anyone that has more mileage on a DII. My thought process is; and why I started this thread, should I continue to put money into parts that I can't take off and add to an 04 with alot less milage and the CDL? Or do I keep adding to my current truck and not worry about the high milage.

I expect to run this truck till it dies, and then purchase another DII, and then unbolt all the **** I have on this one and bolt it to the new truck. It is better to buy parts once rather than again and again for every truck you own. I have like many on this site used the same lights and winches on mulitple trucks I have owned.

As stated above I am going to be passing on this truck, with the issues around the accident. I will continue to keep my eye open for a 04 shifter to add to my truck. If anyone has a line on one let me know.

[dcwhybrew]

Thanks for the insult but my name doesn't have anything to do with my age, I've being wheeling for over 15 years and have never just bolted **** on to any rig I have ever owned. I am meticulous about the way I spend money on my trucks, I only add things that are going to keep my family and I safe in the back country.

So to clarify. The reason I am concerned about the cost of the CDL shifter mod is that my truck has 325,000km on it. I haven't met anyone that has more mileage on a DII. My thought process is; and why I started this thread, should I continue to put money into parts that I can't take off and add to an 04 with alot less milage and the CDL? Or do I keep adding to my current truck and not worry about the high mileage.

I expect to run this truck till it dies, and then purchase another DII, and then unbolt all the **** I have on this one and bolt it to the new truck. It is better to buy parts once rather than again and again for every truck you own. I have like many on this site used the same lights and winches on mulitple trucks I have owned.

As stated above I am going to be passing on this truck, with the issues around the accident. I will continue to keep my eye open for a 04 shifter to add to my truck. If anyone has a line on one let me know.

Well I certainly apologize for insulting you. However, since Discos and some RR Classics have gotten to be pretty cheap, there seems to be more "kids" buying them and immediately bolting "stuff" on. They start asking questions that dont make sense (even financial sense). Your post seemed to suggest that, when questioning the cost of a shifter while contemplating the purchase of an 04.

Again, keep what you have (and you seem to agree). Also, start putting money away for the inevitable big repairs (engine, t-box, transmission, etc.). You'll probably find that you'll save money in the long run.

[JeremyT101]

Thanks for the insult but my name doesn't have anything to do with my age, I've being wheeling for over 15 years and have never just bolted **** on to any rig I have ever owned. I am meticulous about the way I spend money on my trucks, I only add things that are going to keep my family and I safe in the back country.

So to clarify. The reason I am concerned about the cost of the CDL shifter mod is that my truck has 325,000km on it. I haven't met anyone that has more mileage on a DII. My thought process is; and why I started this thread, should I continue to put money into parts that I can't take off and add to an 04 with alot less milage and the CDL? Or do I keep adding to my current truck and not worry about the high milage.

I expect to run this truck till it dies, and then purchase another DII, and then unbolt all the **** I have on this one and bolt it to the new truck. It is better to buy parts once rather than again and again for every truck you own. I have like many on this site used the same lights and winches on mulitple trucks I have owned.

As stated above I am going to be passing on this truck, with the issues around the accident. I will continue to keep my eye open for a 04 shifter to add to my truck. If anyone has a line on one let me know.

The guy I take my truck two has 335k on his DI. So you are up there. But, it has a manual in it, which I'm assuming he put in himself, among other changes to the truck. He took me for a spin in it though, and you would never know. The engine pulled strong.

[AxeAngel]

Until you find a d1 shifter you can bend a piece of 1/8" steel into a CDL lever. Cost is dirt cheap and the instructions are online. The "handle" can be operated outside the truck from the side of the truck. No getting dirty.

[College Kid]

Until you find a d1 shifter you can bend a piece of 1/8" steel into a CDL lever. Cost is dirt cheap and the instructions are online. The "handle" can be operated outside the truck from the side of the truck. No getting dirty.

Really??
Can you direct me to those instructions?

[AxeAngel]

http://www.rovershoppe.com/cdl_handle.html

[College Kid]

http://www.rovershoppe.com/cdl_handle.html

Doesn't seem to go anywhere????

[454]

Stick with what you have and upgrade as needed.